Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Loma Alta features a tropical monsoon climate (Am).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 38 °C (101 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2364 mm (93.1 inches) and receives 270 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Loma Alta enjoys an average of 3426 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 13 minutes to 13 hours 0 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Loma Alta are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 23 °C (72 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Loma Alta experiences 302 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Mean maximum | 30°C (87°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (87°F) |
Average high | 26°C (80°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) |
Average low | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Mean minimum | 16°C (60°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Loma Alta, Santa Bárbara, Honduras with other places around the world.
Loma Alta usually has the most precipitation in June, October and November, with an average of 26 rainy days and 318 mm (12.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Loma Alta are February, March and April. On average, 92 mm (3.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 140 (5.5) | 89 (3.5) | 105 (4.1) | 81 (3.2) | 160 (6.3) | 286 (11.3) | 247 (9.7) | 238 (9.4) | 218 (8.6) | 290 (11.4) | 378 (14.9) | 132 (5.2) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 20 |
The sunniest months in Loma Alta are April, May and August, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 13 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Loma Alta: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 55 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 208 | 265 | 306 | 310 | 318 | 292 | 309 | 311 | 304 | 278 | 255 | 264 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 18m | 11h 38m | 12h 2m | 12h 28m | 12h 50m | 13h 0m | 12h 55m | 12h 36m | 12h 11m | 11h 45m | 11h 23m | 11h 13m |
Loma Alta experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Loma Alta UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |